Activities

Connect to eDirectory

This activity connects to eDirectory.The Output of this activity should be used as input for all Connection parameters used for activities placed under eDirectory category.

Activity Parameters

The Connect to eDirectory activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

Ldap Host (text box editor type) (type: string): the eDirectory Ldap Host. Can be inserted the Novell server IP or Name (in the screenshot above can be seen the IP: 10.201.0.27).
Ldap Port (text box editor type) (type: Int32): the eDirectory port, in this case the LDAP assigned port (389).
Login DN (text box editor type) (type: string): the DN (Distinguished Name) of the user which will connect to Novell (e.g. cn=Admin, ou=Administrators,o=users, where Admin is the username).
Password (password editor type) (type: string): the password for the provided username.
Password Binding (text box editor type) (type: string): bind to a variable containing the encrypted password for the connection. (This parameter is used only when the user wants to send an encrypted password from outside the task, for example Flowster Studio Portal).

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

Connection (type: object): outputs an eDirectory Connection. This parameter should be used as input for all Connection parameters used for activities placed under eDirectory category.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments/variables or inserted through the inline / extended editor.

Execution: the activity will try to established a connection to the given Novell server. If succeeded, True will be outputted:

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Disconnect from eDirectory

This activity disconnects from eDirectory.

Activity Parameters

The Disconnect from eDirectory activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

Connection (text box editor type) (type: object): the eDirectory Connection. The output parameter from Connect To eDirectory activity should be used as Input here.

Add User To Group

This activity adds a computer to specified group.

Activity Parameters

The Add User to Group activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

group DN (text box editor type) (type: string): the DN String value for the group where the user will be added. For example, "CN=FlowsterGroup,o=FlowsterDemo", where FlowsterGroup is the name for the group and FlowsterDemo is the parent container of the group).
user DN (text box editor type) (type: string): the DN String value for the user which will be added to the group. For example, "CN=FlowsterUser,o=FlowsterDemo", where FlowsterUser is the name of the user and FlowsterDemo is the parent container of the user).

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

Output (type: boolean): outputs the status of the operation: True is successful, otherwise False.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments/variables or inserted through the inline / extended editor.

Execution: the activity will check for the given DNs (Group and User DN) and if both found, it will add the user to the group:

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The membership can be seen on the Group, for example, in the Members tab (NetIQ iManager was used for browsing purposes):

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Change User Password

This activity changes the password of a user account.

Activity Parameters

The Change User Password activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

userDN (text box editor type) (type: string): the user DN from eDirectory.
Password (password editor type) (type: string): the password for the provided username.
Password Binding (text box editor type) (type: string): bind to a variable containing the encrypted password. (This parameter is used only when the user wants to send an encrypted password from outside the task, for example Flowster Studio Portal).

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments/variables or inserted through the inline / extended editor. Below is an example of predefined arguments, ready to be used by the Change User Password activity:

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Create Computer

This activity creates a new entry of class 'Computer' in eDirectory.

Activity Parameters

The Create Computer activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

CN String (text box editor type) (type: string): the CN String value for the new computer. The format should be "ComputerName" (for example, "FlowsterComputer", where FlowsterComputer is the name for the new machine).
Container DN (text box editor type) (type: string): the parent container for the new created computer. For example, "o=FlowsterDemo", where FlowsterDemo will be the parent container of the new machine.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

Entry DN (type: string): outputs the DN of the new created computer.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments/variables or inserted through the inline / extended editor.

Execution: the activity will check for the given Container (Container DN) and if found, it will create a new computer with the provided name (CN String):

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The newly created machine can be seen under the given parent container (NetIQ iManager was used for browsing purposes):

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Create Group

This activity creates a new entry of class 'Group' in eDirectory.

Activity Parameters

The Create Group activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

CN String (text box editor type) (type: string): the CN String value for the new group. The format should be "GroupName" (for example, "FlowsterGroup", where FlowsterGroup is the name for the new group).
Container DN (text box editor type) (type: string): the parent container for the new created group. For example, "o=FlowsterDemo", where FlowsterDemo will be the parent container of the new group.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

Entry DN (type: string): outputs the DN of the new created group.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments/variables or inserted through the inline / extended editor.

Execution: the activity will check for the given Container (Container DN) and if found, it will create a new group with the provided name (CN String):

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The newly created group can be seen under the given parent container (NetIQ iManager was used for browsing purposes):

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Create User

This activity creates a new entry of class 'User' in eDirectory.

Activity Parameters

The Create User activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

CN String (text box editor type) (type: string): the CN String value for the new user. The format should be "UserName" (for example, "FlowsterUser", where FlowsterUser is the name for the new user).
Container DN (text box editor type) (type: string): the parent container for the new created user. For example, "o=FlowsterDemo", where FlowsterDemo will be the parent container of the new user.
Given Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the first name of the new created user.
Mail (text box editor type) (type: string): the mail attribute of the new created user.
Password (text box editor type) (type: string): the password for the User.
Password Binding (text box editor type) (type: string): bind to a variable containing the encrypted password for the User. (This parameter is used only when the user wants to send an encripted password from outside the task, for example Flowster Portal)
sn (text box editor type) (type: string): the last name of the new created user.
Telephone number (text box editor type) (type: string): the telephone number attribute for the new created user.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

Entry DN (type: string): outputs the DN of the new created user.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments/variables or inserted through the inline / extended editor.

Execution: the activity will check for the given Container (Container DN) and if found, it will create a new user with the provided name (CN String) and attributes (Given Name, SN, Mail, Telephone Number):

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The newly created group can be seen under the given parent container (NetIQ iManager was used for browsing purposes):

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Delete Entry

This activity deletes specified entry from eDirectory.

Activity Parameters

The Delete Entry activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

Entry DN (text box editor type) (type: string): the entry DN of the eDirectory object that will be deleted.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments/variables or inserted through the inline / extended editor. Below is an example of predefined arguments, ready to be used by the Delete Entry activity:

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Edit Entry

This activity edits specified attribute values of a specified input entry.

Activity Parameters

The Edit Entry activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

Attributes (collection editor type) (type: string): the attributes as a collection for the eDirectory entry that you want to edit.
CSV Attributes (text box editor type) (type: string): overrides the 'Attributes' parameter. The values must be entered with the format: "AttributeName1,Attribute1Value;Attribute2Name,Attribute2Value".
Entry DN (text box editor type) (type: string): the entry DN path of the eDirectory object that you want to edit.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments or variables.

Remove User from Group

This activity removes specified user from specified group.

Activity Parameters

The Remove User from Group activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

GroupDN (text box editor type) (type: string): the group DN in eDirectory.
UserDN (text box editor type) (type: string): the user DN of the user that will be removed from the group in eDirectory.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments or variables. Below is an example of predefined arguments, ready to be used by the Remove User from Group activity:

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List Entries

This activity returns all the entries in the specified container. No attributes are returned.

Activity Parameters

The List Entries activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

Search Base (text box editor type) (type: string): the container DN where the search is done .
Search Filter (text box editor type) (type: string): the search filter.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

DN List (type: List<string>): outputs a list of strings containing the found DN for each object that matches the filter.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments/variables or inserted through the inline / extended editor.

Search Attributes

This activity searches for attribute values based on the search filter of the first matching DN.

Activity Parameters

The Search Attributes activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

Search Base (text box editor type) (type: string): the container DN where the search is done .
Search Filter (text box editor type) (type: string): the search filter.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

Attributes List (type: List<KeyValuePair<string,string>>): outputs a list of KeyValuePair string containing the found attribute name and value for the first object that matches the filter.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments/variables or inserted through the inline / extended editor.

Rename Entry

This activity renames the cn attribute for an entry in Novell eDirectory.

Activity Parameters

The Rename Entry activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

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Parameters:

New DN (text box editor type) (type: string): the new CN value.
Old DN (text box editor type) (type: string): the old DN that will be renamed.
Parent DN (text box editor type) (type: string): the parent DN of the entry.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

Output (type: string) outputs the status of the operation.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments/variables or inserted through the inline / extended editor. Below is an example of predefined arguments, ready to be used by the Rename Entry activity:

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